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[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The revolt was likely begun by far-right extremist Nick Fuentes

I hate that this shitbag has any amount of sway in our politics.

[–] billiam0202 32 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The fact that this "incel" got caught on stream watching gay porn and wasn't immediately purged from the right-wing movement says a lot about how seriously the right takes their values.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Woah. I had no knowledge of this. Searched and found it on the old site. I am genuinely shocked that I hadn't heard of this already.

[–] krashmo 24 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I don't think I'll ever understand how non-white people end up involved in a white supremacist movement in any capacity, much less in leadership positions. What exactly is your end game here my man?

[–] krashmo 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

From his Wikipedia page (the first sentence is the relevant part but the rest is so funny I had to include it):

According to himself, Fuentes is of Mexican descent via his paternal ancestors and is Catholic.[27][28]

Fuentes identifies as an incel (or "involuntary celibate"), although some of his supporters have criticized him for being a "voluntary celibate" after he admitted that he kissed a girl while he was in high school.[14][29] He has described himself as the "straightest guy" and attempted to defend himself as an incel by claiming that "the only really straight heterosexual position is to be an asexual incel", as "having sex with women is gay ... What's gayer than being like, 'I need cuddles. I need kisses ... I need to spend time with a woman.'"[30][31][32]

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

If an HBO dark sitcom had a character that's exactly like Nick Fuentes, audiences would complain that he's too much of an over the top parody to be a believable character.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

having sex with women is gay

I don't understand why someone who is gay would align themselves with people who hate gay people so much, and go through these Olympic level mental gymnastics. You could just... Not be a part of the group that hates you, and be a part of a group that doesn't care if you're gay.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

This is what hardcore religious indoctrination from a young age does to some gay people.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

It's crazy..my sister in laws family literally snuck in from juarez Mexico in the 80s. They are now legal, and she was born here.

All of the older family are hardcore Trumpers, are not wealthy, and have family in Juarez still. They are all very pro border security. It's insane how delusional they are. They literally bad mouth illegal immigrants and even migrants. "Took our jerbs"

Luckily SIL is not like them.

[–] xantoxis -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Nick Fuentes is white.

EDIT: Downvoted? Look up a damn photo

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

According to himself, Fuentes is of Mexican descent via his paternal ancestors and is Catholic.

[–] xantoxis 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Do you understand that Mexican people can be white? Mexican people can be white. Mexico is a country, not a skin color. That's why demographic questionnaires have "white, hispanic" and "white, non-hispanic" as separate entries.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Do you understand the context of what you are replying to?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's why demographic questionnaires have "white, hispanic" and "white, non-hispanic"

No they don't. They have 13 flavours of Asian, then 'aboriginal', caucasian and black, none with any granularity deeper than that. I assume Latinos come under 'caucasian' here but I'd support a case of abo too, depending.

(At least in my area).

[–] P00ptart 1 points 2 months ago

You've never filled out a job application?

[–] Hawke 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What bearing does his religion have on his skin color?

Does one have to be catholic to be a “true Mexican” or something?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I just copied and pasted the sentence.